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THE ASSAM GAZETTE

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No. 96 Dispur, Wednesday, 28th February, 2018, 9th Phalguna, 1939 (S. E.)

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GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

ASSAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

NOTIFICATION

The 22nd February, 2018

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THE ASSAM PANCHAYAT (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2018

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BILL

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NABA KUMAR DOLEY,

Minister of State (Independent Charge)

Panchayat and Rural Development, etc., Assam.

M. K. DEKA,

Principal Secretary,

Assam Legislative Assembly.

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NABA KUMAR DOLEY,

Minister of State (Independent Charge)

Panchayat and Rural Development, etc., Assam.

NABA KUMAR DOLEY,

Minister of State (Independent Charge)

Panchayat and Rural Development, etc., Assam.

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EXTRACT OF THE EXISTING PROVISIONS PROPOSED IN THE BILL FOR

AMENDMENT

Section 4 (6) (i) of the Assam Panchayat Act, 1994 :

"The quorum for a meeting of the Gaon Sabha shall be one-tenth of the total members or

one hundred number of voters of the village/villages whichever is less."

Section 111 of the Assam Panchayat Act, 1994 :

Disqualifications : No person shall be elected or co-opted and remain as President, Vice-President,

or Member of Zilla Parishad, Anchalik Parishad and Gaon Panchayat, if he or she–

(a)

has been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude or ordered to give security for

good behaviour under Section 11 0 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, unless a period

of four years has lapsed on the date fixed for holding election from the date of his release in

case of a sentence or imprisonment and in case of sentence other than imprisonment from

the date of conviction; or

(b)

has been dismissed from Government service, for commission of act involving moral turpitude

unless a period of five years has elapsed on the date of fixed for holding from the date of his

dismissal; or

(c)

applies to be declared as an uncertified bankrupt or undischarged insolvent; or

(d)

has been proclaimed a tout under the Legal Practitioners Act; or

(e)

hold any service of profit under Government or any educational institution recognised and

received grant from Government, or holds remunerated office under Zilla Parishad, Anchalik

Parishad and Gaon Panchayat or holds any contract under any of the aforesaid bodies or

under the Government; or

(f)

has been during the four years immediately preceding the date of election convicted of an

offence punishable under Section 135, or clause (A) of sub-section (2) of Section 136 of the

Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951 or has been found by the competent authority to

have resorted to corrupt practice resulting in setting aside of his election to any local body or

to any legislature in India; or

(g)

has been defaulter of payment of any rate, tax cess or fee imposed under the provisions of

this Act and the Rules framed thereunder or of any loan of co-operative society;

(h)

in any question arises as to whether a member of a Panchayat body at any level has

becomesubject to any of the disqualification under this section, the question shall be referred

for decision of such authority or in such manner as the Government may law provide;

(i)

if a person who is chosen as a member of a Panchayat is or becomes member of the House of

the People, the State Legislative Assembly or is or becomes a Municipal Councillor or a

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Councilor of a Municipal Corporation or a member of a Town Committee, then within fifteen

days from the date of commencement of the term of office of a member of the House of

People, the State Legislative Assembly or of the Municipal Corporation or Councillor of

Municipality or member of Town Committee, his seat in the House of People, the State

Legislative Assembly or the Municipality or the Municipal Corporation or the Town

Committee as the case may be;

(j)

No person shall be disqualified on the ground that he is less than twenty five years of age, if

he has attained the age of twenty one years.

M. K. DEKA,

Principal Secretary,

Assam Legislative Assembly.

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